"This excellent book will be of interest to dietitians interested in expanding their knowledge about the treatment of eating disorders and other health care providers who want to learn more about the role of the nutrition counselor. A comprehensive, easy-to-read, and creative resource-highly recommended!" - Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, PhD, MPH, RD, Professor, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
"The most comprehensive review of the nutrition research I have read to date. The authors provide an exemplary model for determining healthy body weight. It is an incredible contribution to the eating disorder field." - Diane Keddy, MS, RD, FAED, Nutrition Consultant, Private Practice, Newport Beach, California
"Marcia Herrin and Maria Larkin generously offer their opinions, techniques, and insights in their new book, Nutrition Counseling in the Treatment of Eating Disorders. Providers and caregivers will benefit from the wealth of practical advice on issues such as biologically appropriate weight, meal plan considerations, exercise recommendations, and support for the person diagnosed with an eating disorder." - Therese S. Waterhous PhD/LD, Owner, Willamette Nutrition Source, LLC
"The 2nd edition of Nutrition Counseling in the Treatment of Eating Disorders will not collect dust on any professional's shelf who specializes in eating disorder treatment. This book will become a regular tool for all. Whether you are a novice or an expert, you will benefit from having this informative and practical book in your possession." - Reba Sloan, MPH, LRD, FAED, Fellow of the Academy for Eating Disorders; Nutrition Therapist in Private Practice
"This book is a must for the new or experienced nutrition professional. The book is filled with the most up-to-date references and reads as if you were personally receiving guidance and supervision from these two very experienced clinicians. Bravo!" - Eileen Stellefson Myers, MPH, RD, LDN, FADA, Author of Winning the War Within: Nutrition Counseling for Patients With Eating Disorders
"This book provides an avenue by which clinicians can access current techniques regarding the care of clients with eating disorders. It is much needed and undoubtedly will impact quality of care." -- Doody's Review, Neva L. Crogan, Ph.D., APRN, BC, University of Arizona College of Nursing
"...absolutely spectacular.This volume is a goldmine for professionals in all fields, novices to experts, who treat patients with eating disorders. It combines a sophisticated review of the literature, the integration of current advances in treatment, the wisdom of an experienced clinician, and an array of practical tools and techniques. A much needed and invaluable book." -- Diane Mickley, MD, Co-president, National Eating Disorders Association & Founder and Director of the Wilkins Center for Eating Disorders in Greenwich, CT
"Marcia Herrin details nutrition-focused strategies in the treatment of eating disorders in the most comprehensive work on the topic published to date...The author combines her extensive personal and professional experience with exhaustive support from the literature for her refreshingly functional suggestions in an easy to read style and format...This book should be required reading for any professional interested in eating disorders..." -- Richard Kreipe, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, University of Rochester
"The book is well referenced and very readable. Herrin provides a particularly thorough body of information on the dilemmas faced by clients and strategies to use to deal with these. She provides the practitioner with insights into understanding the person with an eating disorder and how to increase confidence in providing nutritional guidance, education and support. For these reasons, it is a valuable and recommended resource." -- Megan Lorimer, Nutrition & Dietetics, The Journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia
3 Stars from Doody
Reviewer: Neva L Crogan, PhD, ARNP, GNP-BC, ACHPN, FAAN (Gonzaga University)
Description: This nutrition counseling book is a valuable resource for use in the treatment of clients with eating disorders.
Purpose: According to the author, the book has three main objectives: first, to review the treatment literature and gather together in one book a concise formulation of nutrition facts, nutrition-related biological factors, and assessment and counseling techniques; second, to present nutrition therapy in enough detail and with enough background information so that clinicians from a variety of backgrounds can confidently use these methods; and finally, to describe productive relationships between nutrition counselors and patients and between nutrition counselors and psychotherapists. These are worthy objectives that appear to have been met.
Audience: According to the author, this book was written for clinicians who provide food and weight-related counseling, interventions, education, and monitoring of eating-disordered patients in outpatient settings. These practitioners might include nutritionists, psychotherapists, cognitive behaviorists, psychiatrists, physicians, and primary care providers. The author appears to be a credible authority in the field.
Features: This nutrition counseling book includes relevant information on nutrition, physiology, and physical complications related to eating disorders. Treatment strategies that regulate body weight and establish normal patterns of food consumption are delineated. Information that clinicians can use to correct beliefs and behaviors associated with dieting, weight control, bingeing, and purging are presented. The book includes appendixes, references, and an author and subject index.
Assessment: Nutrition counseling is an area of specialization that needs current and relevant resources and textbooks. This book provides an avenue by which clinicians can access current techniques regarding the care of clients with eating disorders. It is much needed and undoubtedly will impact quality of care.
